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Emmie Perkins, a senior communication/public relations major from Hattiesburg, waves to the crowd in Bettersworth Auditorium after being crowned Miss °®°®Ö±²¥ on Friday [Oct. 22]. As winner of the 62nd annual Miss °®°®Ö±²¥ scholarship competition, Perkins will receive a full-tuition scholarship and compete in the Miss Mississippi Pageant. Also placing in Miss °®°®Ö±²¥ are first runner-up Gracie Anello, a senior geoscience/professional meteorology major from Roswell, Georgia; second runner-up Mary Hulbert, a senior business administration/foreign language double major from Lucedale; and Camille Green, a senior wildlife, fisheries and aquaculture major from Purvis. .